Martin Max

Not to be confused with Max Martin.

Martin Max (born 7 August 1968)^[1] is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. One of the oldest winners of the Bundesliga's top scorer crown, at the age of 32 and 34, he represented four teams in his country of adoption.

Martin Max

Max in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-08-07) 7 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Rodło Górniki Bytom
	Blau-Weiß Post Recklinghausen
	FC Recklinghausen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	Borussia Mönchengladbach	142	(22)
1995–1999	Schalke 04	109	(33)
1999–2003	1860 Munich	112	(51)
2003–2004	Hansa Rostock	33	(20)
Total		396	(126)
International career
2002	Germany	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Max with Schalke in 1996

Born in Tarnowskie Góry in Upper Silesia, Max started to play football in the youth of Rodło Górniki Bytom.^[1] Moving to Hansa Rostock at the age of 35, Max contributed to the former East Germany club's comfortable league position, as he netted 20 goals and ranked third in the goal charts. Max retired at the end of the season with a total of 396 matches, with 126 first division goals.^[2]

On 17 April 2002, Max earned his only appearance for Germany, coming on as a substitute during the 84th minute during a 1–0 friendly loss in the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (today MHPArena) in Stuttgart against Argentina.^[1] He was subsequently named on stand-by for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

His son, Philipp, is also a footballer.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1989–90	Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	1990–91	Bundesliga	30	7	0	0	—		—		30	7
	1991–92	Bundesliga	36	4	6	2	—		—		42	6
	1992–93	Bundesliga	21	3	1	0	—		—		22	3
	1993–94	Bundesliga	24	8	1	0	—		—		25	8
	1994–95	Bundesliga	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		142	22	10	2	—		—		152	24
Schalke 04	1995–96	Bundesliga	32	11	2	0	—		—		34	11
	1996–97	Bundesliga	30	12	2	1	10[a]	3	—		42	16
	1997–98	Bundesliga	19	4	0	0	6[a]	1	—		25	5
	1998–99	Bundesliga	28	6	1	1	2	0	1[b]	0	32	7
	Total		109	33	5	2	18	4	1	0	133	39
1860 Munich	1999–2000	Bundesliga	32	19	2	2	—		—		34	21
	2000–01	Bundesliga	31	8	3	2	7	3	—		41	13
	2001–02	Bundesliga	28	18	4	3	—		6[c]	5	38	26
	2002–03	Bundesliga	21	6	2	5	—		2[c]	0	25	11
	Total		112	51	11	12	7	3	8	5	138	71
Hansa Rostock	2003–04	Bundesliga	33	20	2	0	—		—		35	20
Career total			396	126	28	16	25	7	9	5	458	154

1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
2. Appearance in DFB Ligapokal
3. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• DFB-Pokal: 1994–95

Schalke 04

• UEFA Cup: 1996–97

Individual

• Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1999–2000, 2001–02